{"id":156554,"date":"2025-07-11T03:38:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T03:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-state-department-plans-mass-layoffs-in-line-with-presidents-america-first-policy-the-guardian\/"},"modified":"2025-07-11T03:38:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T03:38:07","slug":"trump-news-at-a-glance-state-department-plans-mass-layoffs-in-line-with-presidents-america-first-policy-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-state-department-plans-mass-layoffs-in-line-with-presidents-america-first-policy-the-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump news at a glance: state department plans mass layoffs in line with president\u2019s \u2018America First\u2019 policy – The Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nearly 15% of domestic workforce to be let go in major restructuring of diplomatic corps \u2013 key US politics stories from Thursday 10 July
The state department has announced that it plans to move forward with mass layoffs as part of the most significant restructuring of America\u2019s diplomatic corps in decades. Officials say the cuts will align their mission with Donald Trump\u2019s \u201cAmerica First\u201d vision.
The layoffs, which are commonly called reductions in force (or RIFs), along with voluntary redundancies, will affect nearly 15% of the state department\u2019s domestic staff. A senior department official said that was close to 1,800 people. The restructuring will also see several hundred bureaus merged or eliminated entirely.
Meanwhile, in the courts, a judge has blocked Trump\u2019s birthright citizenship order and certified a class-action lawsuit, one of many challenging the order.
Here are the key US politics<\/a> stories at a glance:
The state department has gone forward with the layoffs, which were long expected, after the US supreme court sided<\/a> this week with the Trump administration<\/a> against a federal judge\u2019s hold on plans for mass government firings that could affect hundreds of thousands of federal employees.
\u201cIn the coming days, the department will be communicating to individuals affected by the reduction in force,\u201d read a memo attributed to Michael Rigas, the deputy secretary for management and resources, announcing the layoffs. \u201cFirst and foremost, we want to thank them for their dedication and service to the United States.\u201d
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Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s attempt to end birthright citizenship<\/a> suffered a courtroom defeat on Thursday as a federal judge in New Hampshire<\/a> blocked the controversial executive order nationwide and certified a sweeping class-action lawsuit that could protect tens of thousands of children.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
Brazil is drawing up plans to hit back against 50% US tariffs on the country\u2019s exports, setting the stage for further escalation in Trump\u2019s trade war with Latin America\u2019s largest economy.
The US president vowed to impose steep duties on Brazilian goods on Wednesday, accusing the country of conducting a \u201cwitch hunt\u201d against its previous president, Jair Bolsonaro, who is facing a trial over his attempt to overturn his 2022 election defeat.
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Donald Trump said on Thursday the US would impose a 35% tariff on imports from Canada <\/a>next month and planned to impose blanket tariffs of 15% or 20% on most other trade partners.
In a letter released on his social media platform, Trump told Mark Carney<\/a>, the Canadian prime minister, the new rate would go into effect on 1 August and would go up if Canada retaliated.
Lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil<\/a>, the Columbia University graduate and Palestinian activist who was detained by the Trump administration for months, have filed a claim for $20m in damages, alleging Khalil was falsely imprisoned, maliciously prosecuted and smeared as an antisemite as the government sought to deport him over his prominent role in campus protests.
The filing \u2013 a precursor to a lawsuit \u2013 names the Department of Homeland Security, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the state department. \u201cThey are abusing their power because they think they are untouchable,\u201d Khalil said. \u201cUnless they feel there is some sort of accountability, it will continue to go unchecked.\u201d
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
The fossil fuel sector poured more than $19m into the president\u2019s inaugural fund, accounting for nearly 8% of all donations it raised, a new analysis shows, raising concerns about the White House\u2019s relationship with big oil.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
At least two regional Planned Parenthood<\/a> affiliates have notices on their websites telling patients that, due to a provision in Republicans\u2019 new tax-and-spending bill that \u201cdefunds\u201d the reproductive healthcare giant, they can no longer accept Medicaid.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
Six Secret Service agents have been suspended<\/a> without pay<\/strong> after the assassination attempt against Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally last July.
Federal immigration officials carrying out raids on two southern California cannabis farms clashed with protesters<\/a><\/strong>, firing chemical munitions to disperse the crowd.
Trump appointed his transportation secretary<\/a>, Sean Duffy,<\/strong> as interim administrator of Nasa, six weeks after withdrawing the nomination of an Elon Musk ally for the role.
Explained: why is Trump going after Brazil?<\/strong> Here\u2019s what you need to know<\/a> about the tariff spat.
The UN special rapporteur investigating abuses in Gaza, Francesca Albanese, has responded<\/a> to being sanctioned by the Trump administration,<\/strong> saying \u201cthe powerful punishing those who speak for the powerless, it is not a sign of strength, but of guilt\u201d.
Catching up? Here\u2019s what happened on 9 July 2025<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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